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A coalition of states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiativ...

As policies are being made at the federal and state levels with the potential to impact their districts, local school administrators are keeping an ey...

I confess: I’ve always had back-handed respect for public sector workers. It seemed to me they had figured out how to earn decent money with great ben...

ALBANY — Some of America's governors — mostly Democrats — have a message for the wave of fired federal workers: We want you. Gov. Kathy Hochul and oth...

Local unemployment rates were down in September as more workers were on the job, the state Department of Labor reported. The Cattaraugus County unempl...

Local unemployment rates remained close to the previous month in August, state Department of Labor officials reported Tuesday. Cattaraugus County’s un...

Local unemployment figures rose in July, according to preliminary numbers from the state, as the area’s manufacturing sector took a hit from the final...

Local unemployment rates dropped again in April, state Department of Labor officials reported. The unemployment rate in Cattaraugus County dropped by ...

OLEAN — City and state officials have been formally notified that layoffs at the Siemens facility in North Olean will begin in three months. Common Co...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer sent a blistering letter to Siemens Energy CEOs over the company’s decision to end manufacturing at its Ol...

OLEAN, N.Y. — More than 100 years of heavy manufacturing will come to a close in North Olean, with Siemens Energy officials reporting more than 500 em...

There’s no doubt that we’re all currently living through a challenging moment with little precedent. Simply put, the coronavirus pandemic and its resu...

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 had a dramatic effect on the global economy. Businesses were shuttered seemingly overnight as public he...

Chris Bandura, the Buffalo Sabres’ vice president of media relations, was one of 21 employees Pegula Sports and Entertainment dismissed Tuesday. While...

Area unemployment rates jumped in December, the state Department of Labor reported Tuesday. In Cattaraugus County, the unemployment rate was 5.8%, up ...

ROCHESTER — Notices went out Dec. 6 to more than 200 Rochester City School District employees, including over 150 teachers: effective Dec. 31, they wo...

Area and state unemployment rates inched up slightly in October, according to the state Department of Labor on Tuesday. In Cattaraugus County, the une...

More than 30 employees between Olean General Hospital and Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center were laid off Tuesday, with officials citing a poor f...